Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Flexible
2. Flower
3. Flooring
4. Flood
5. Floater

Option 1: 1, 5, 3, 4, 2

Option 2: 1, 5, 4, 3, 2

Option 3: 3, 5, 4, 2, 1

Option 4: 2, 5, 4, 3, 1

Correct Answer: 1, 5, 4, 3, 2

Solution : Given:
1. Flexible   2. Flower   3. Flooring   4. Flood   5. Floater

Step 1: The first and second letters of each word are the same. Since all the words start with the same letter F and l . so move on to the next letter.
Step 2: The third letter of each word is either e or o . Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, we can arrange them: Fl e xible, Fl o wer, Fl o oring, Fl o od, Fl o ater.
Step 3: Compare the fourth letter of (Flo w er, Flo o ring, Flo o d, Flo a ter). Floater will come before Flower, Flooring, and Flood in the sequence as a comes before w , and o in the alphabetical system. Similarly, (Flo o ring, Flo o d) will come before Flo w er as o will come before w .
Step 4: Compare the fifth letter of (Floo r ing, Floo d ). Floo d will come before Floo r ing in the sequence as d comes before r in the alphabetical system.

So, the sequence is Flexible, Floater, Flood, Flooring, Flower, or 15432. Hence, the second option is correct.